Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jon Jones knows he beat Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 and the main reason he did so was because of the challenger’s cardio. The two fought at UFC 247 where it was a very close fight and one many were split on who had won. “Bones” had
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Looks like Stephen A. Smith got the last laugh. The combat sports community panned the ESPN talking head for this recent footage released on Twitter, featuring Smith hard at work on his striking. Ya’ know, just in case he runs into Joe Rogan in a dark alley or something. But all the jokes from the
LOS ANGELES – A middleweight superfight for the vacant 185-pound title, pitting former divisional champion Gegard Mousasi (46-7-2) against current Bellator welterweight titleholder Douglas Lima (32-7), has been added to Bellator’s exciting return to SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday, May 9 – LIVE on Paramount Network and DAZN at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m.
UFC superstar Jorge Masvidal trashed UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman’s pad work and said the MMA community owes Stephen A. Smith an apology. Masvidal will be fighting Usman at International Fight Week in July in Las Vegas for the 170lbs title. In the leadup to the fight the two have been jawing back-and-forth in interviews
9:03 AM ET Steve KimESPN No matter how you may feel about it, fights between professional boxers and mixed martial arts combatants could be here to stay. What was once thought to be a one-off bout between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor in 2017 made hundreds of millions of dollars. Unsurprisingly, with that kind of
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News Fedor Emelianenko believes the technique in Khabib Nurmagomedov’s standup game can be refined. Nurmagomedov has become the gold standard in MMA for all lightweights. At one time, Russia’s most prominent MMA figure was Emelianenko. Now it’s Nurmagomedov, who holds the UFC lightweight championship. Fedor Speaks On Khabib’s Standup Game Speaking
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Controversy continues to surround former UFC champion BJ Penn. The Hawaiian legend has lost seven straight inside the Octagon, although it would be eight losses if one considers his recent bar fight. Unfortunately, the latest news is not positive, as Penn is suspected of driving drunk per BigIslandNow. If there’s a
By most accounts, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had one of the closest fights of his career in defeating Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 to keep the belt around his waist. There was even a faction of folks that called it a robbery or at least felt that the judges had gotten it wrong.
Image via @domreyes24 on Instagram (photographer not listed) Dominick Reyes failed to swipe the UFC light heavyweight title from Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 247, but he came very close. In fact, many fans believe he, not the champion, deserved the nod from the cage-side judges on the night. Whatever the case,
6:00 PM ET In an evolving sport in which gripes against officiating are commonplace, the Kansas Athletic Commission will experiment with a major change. Beginning March 1, the KAC will offer MMA promoters the option for “real-time” scoring, Kansas boxing commissioner Adam Roorbach told ESPN on Monday. After every round, the score of the fight
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Mike Winkeljohn knows Jon Jones beat Dominick Reyes but isn’t opposed to them running things back. When the fight went to the scorecards, fighters, fans, and media were torn on who had won but Jones’ corner was confident. They had thought they won rounds 2, 4 and
While it’s not exactly a bloodletting like days past, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently tightened up its roster by releasing, or opting to not renew contracts on eight different fighters across four separate weight classes. I understand that UFC is a business and not a charity, but saying goodbye to fan-favorite Ben Saunders after “Killa
Bellator inks extensions with champions Douglas Lima and Ilima-Lei Macfarlane LOS ANGELES – Bellator is proud to announce that welterweight champion Douglas Lima (32-7) and flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-0) will continue to compete inside the Bellator cage after signing exclusive multi-year, multi-fight extensions to remain with the ViacomCBS-owned promotion. “Both Douglas Lima and Ilima-Lei
Image via @ufc on Instagram Jessica Eye has called for a rematch with Valentina Shevchenko. After Shevchenko beat Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 247, Eye took to Twitter to ask the UFC for another crack at the champ. Eye, of course, got the title shot against Shevchenko at UFC 238, but ultimately suffered a second-round knockout loss
10:37 AM ET Dominick Reyes thought he won the first three rounds of the UFC 247 main event Saturday against Jon Jones, but all three judges disagreed. Not knowing that he needed to win the fifth to win the fight, was Reyes as aggressive as he otherwise would have been? Reyes might have been too
Image Credit: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Israel Adesanya is not impressed by Jon Jones’ UFC 247 performance. Adesanya vs. Jones is a matchup that many feel could be inevitable. Adesanya is the UFC middleweight champion, while Jones is in his second reign as the light heavyweight title holder. The two have been trading barbs for almost
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Only those living under a rock for the previous 48 hours or so have been able to avoid the controversy following UFC 247. The whole night was disastrous for judging, which prompted many to call for a new judges or an entirely new system of scoring fights. Of course, most of
Dana White on Kobe Bryant tribute: ‘He was a friend of the UFC, a friend of the sport’ [embedded content] NBA star Kobe Bryant and eight others died in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020. The other casualties included Bryant’s daughter Gianna, six of their friends, and the pilot. The UFC honored Bryant and